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		SPBS on Nov 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can lea... Yeah I think the zeppelin bend is the greatest knot ever, extremely secure and 100% jam proof (jam proof means the knot is easily untied even after extreme loads). I can’t think of any other bend that has those two properties, usually it’s one or the other

rlonstein on Nov 20, 2019 | [–]

I like the Alpine Butterfly Bend, https://www.animatedknots.com/alpine-butterfly-bend-knot, mostly because I already know/use the Alpine Butterfly Loop.

ken on Nov 20, 2019 | [–]

Two interlocked bowlines will get you this.

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